Nate #34

Name

Neil Armstrong

Employer

He was employed for many jobs such as American astronaut, test pilot, university professor, and United States Naval Aviator.

Training

Deke Slayton called Armstrong on September 13, 1962 and asked if he was interested in joining the astronaut corps as part of what the press dubbed “the New Nine“. Without hesitation, Armstrong said yes. The selections were kept secret until three days later, although newspaper reports had been circulating since the middle of summer that year that he would be selected as the “first civilian astronaut”

Country of residence

America

Past missions

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon.

Future mission’s.

Retired astronaut

Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong#Astronaut_selection_and_early_training

Phoenix Mars Lander, Mission

Objectives of the mission.

There are two objectives of this mission and they are
1. To study the geologic history of water, the key to unlocking the story of past climate change.

2. To search for evidence of a habitable zone that may exist in the ice-soil boundary, the “biological paydirt.”

Mission launch including spacecraft

Phoenix was launched on 4 August 2007, at 5:26:34 a.m. EDT. The launch was nominal with no significant anomalies. The launch took place during a launch window extending from 3 August 2007 to 24 August 2007. Due to the small launch window the rescheduled launch of the Dawn mission (originally planned for 7 July) had to stand down and was launched after Phoenix in September.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory made adjustments to the orbits of three satellites around Mars to be in the right place on May 25, 2008 to observe Phoenix as it entered the atmosphere and to monitor it up to one minute after landing. This information will allow for better design for future Landers.

Currents events in the mission

NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander scraped to icy soil in the “Wonderland” area on Thursday, June 26, confirming that surface soil, subsurface soil and icy soil can be sampled at a single trench.
Phoenix scientists are now assured they have a complete soil-layer profile in Wonderland’s “Snow White” extended trench.

Reference

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_mission

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080627.html

1. Has your image of Jesus changed during the project? How or Why not?

I believe that my image of jesus has changed since the duration ofthis project for that watching all those different presentations of different art periods really gave me a second view ofmy image of jesus

2. What do you feel is the best way to portray an image of Jesus and why?

I feel that the best way to portray an image of Jesus is through listening to different types of worship and praise songs of Jesus because i believe if u listen to the lyrics it will want you to create your thought of how Jesus would be portrayed.

3. What have you enjoyed about the project so far and what would you do differently?

Through out this project i have enjoyed how leaders chose members for their group and i believe that my leader had chose a hard working team and so i have found it fun working with a well co ordinated group.

1) What form of medium (music, art or literature ) allows you to best connect with Jesus and Why

I believe that everybody has their own special form of medium which allows you to best connect with Jesus whether if its through literature drawing or playing sport but to me i can say that music helps me connect with Jesus. To me hearing worship ongs and joyful praise song dedicated to Jesus really gives me the chance to unite with Jesus.
2) Why has Jesus been portrayed in so many different ways throughout history?

Jesus has been portrayed in so many different ways throughout history, this could be explained through many ways including special events such as the crucifixion of Jesus, last supper ect.. meaning this can portray a distinctive image of Jesus in an individuals mind.

3) How is Jesus portrayed at Parramatta Marist?

Jesus is portrayed as a leader, role model, Saviour, admirer and our friend at parramatta Marist. Parramatta Marist believe that whenever you fre down or lonely or in need of a friend Jesus is always there to help and guide you whenever you need him. That is why Jesus is though as a friend at parramatta Marist.

4) What artistic time period do you think best represents your image of Jesus and why?

Surrealism

5) Identify one image of Jesus that appeals to you. What do you like about the representation?

6) What factors currently shape your image of Jesus and why.

The factors that currently shape my image of Jesus are, seeing others portrayal, if I liked it or not. Being told what an image of Jesus needs e.g. Beauty.

1) What words and or images come to mind when you hear the word Jesus.

The words and images that come to mind is that he is our lord and Saviour, he sacrificed his life for us, some of his preachings, quotes from the bible, a cross, the crucifiction, they way Jesus had died, body of Christ represented as the host in mass, the blood of Christ represented as the wine in mass and many more…..

2) Why might it be important for young people to identify with an image of Jesus?

It is important for young people to identify an image of Jesus for that it shows that they may understand the teachings and way Jesus lived and it can brim them closer to God and their eligous faith.

3) Where in your life do you most associate with images of Jesus?

I associate images of Jesus practically each day either when im at home,in a church in the playground or even just chilling with my mates I can associate images of Jesus in my life.

1. How many rubrics are there for this project?

As i recall from looking at the school website i am aware that there had been written 3 rubrics for CST/IST project 4 and there were for the groups task1 rubric, the individual rubric and a group rubric.

2. Describe the purpose of the rubric?

The purpose of a rubric is to give you guidelines of how to keep away from failing a task because a rubric is set out in a table format giving you all the components of the task on how to achieve an A result for your marks.

3. How can you use the rubric to get the best possible mark?

A rubric can be used to help you gain the top mark because it is basically a step by step guideline on the ways to get a top mark with your finished project.

1. List TWO problems that could occur from students selecting their own groups.

Two problems that could occur when students are given the choice to choose their own groups is that there maybe a problem with one of the students in the group because they may not like the people who he had been placed with causing him to not want to do the work in class. Another problem maybe that if students didn’t choose their group correctly by just choosing all his mates he loves to chat with it may cause them to not complete the task before the due date.

2. Which type of student do you think would be selected first?

I think the first chosen students to be placed in a group first would  be a type of student who had worked tremendously well throughout the last project, a student who was always well organized, a student who had showed great leadership to his group every lesson.

3. Why do you think they were selected first?

I clearly think that they would be selected first for that they had worked very well in their last project, they had shown that they had deserved tremendous marks with their final presentation and also that they had gained good remarks from their teachers throughout each lesson.

4. Which type of student do you want selected last?

The type of student preferred to be chosen last would be a student who had shown poor results from their last project, a student who had shown their unwillingness to participate in the last project and also a student who had poor organization and characteristics given to their group.

5. What beneficial characteristics can you offer to your group?

The beneficial characteristics i would bring to my group is all the knowledge and skills i have gathered from all the projects i have completed in the past into this new project to help my group succeed in this project and get an A grade.

6. List THREE things you personally would like to improve on during this project.

In this project i would personally like to improve on;

1. I would like to improve on my computer skills through this next project

2. I would like to improve on putting more time for my group work

3. I would also like to improve on encouraging my group to achieve their goal in this project

Movie Review of the 1997 film ‘‘Contact’’

Rating: 3.5 stars
One of the few really entertaining and intellectually engaging science fiction-dramas of the decade, this box-office hit from director Robert Zemeckis is also surprisingly emotional. A believable basic premise, solid character development, and an absorbing foray into the real-life political and social ramifications of a major scientific discovery keep the film bristling with energy; so do some kinetic special effects sequences not limited just to space flight, but which also include the digital insertion of President Bill Clinton into the proceedings. All of these elements effectively combine to make for what amounts to a thinking person’s thrill ride. Only the vacant and oddly unengaged performance of Matthew McConaughey, playing what is typically the supportive, challenging female role, is a misfire, though it may not be the actor’s fault. In a nutshell, McConaughey is called upon to play a sexy philosopher with wounded pride, a good ol’ boy drawl, and a tendency to Bible-thump, who is somehow not too right wing and ends up in a powerful government post under a liberal president. Clearly, his is the film’s most troubling character and could have used a little re-imagining. Still, McConaughey plays only a small supporting role that is the one distraction in an otherwise enjoyable and amazingly credible picture. It’s truly a surprise that Contact (1997) works so well, based as it is on a novel by the late, great Carl Sagan, famed for his skepticism about interstellar travel and alien life forms. Maybe it takes a doubter to create a truly convincing and plausible story about such credibility-challenging subjects. Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Contact/Reviews/

Jill Tarter contribution to the SETI program.

Dr. Jill Cornell Tarter recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the field of exobiology, and in particular to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. Tarter earned a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California at Berkeley. Her major field of study was theoretical high-energy astrophysics. Dr. Tarter joined the SETI Program at NASA’s Ames Research Center and later became Principal Investigator for the SETI Institute in Mountain View, CA. She served as Project Scientist for NASA’s SETI program, the High Resolution Microwave Survey, and has conducted numerous observational programs at radio observatories worldwide.

Dr. Jill Cornell Tarter